| Bridlington | |
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| Town andcivil parish | |
 Arms of Bridlington Town Council | |
  Bridlington Location within theEast Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Area | 8.91 sq mi (23.1 km2) |
| Population | 38,404 (2021 census)[1] |
| • Density | 4,310/sq mi (1,660/km2) |
| Civil parish population | 35,369 (2011 census)[2] |
| OS grid reference | TA1866 |
| • London | 180 mi (290 km) S |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDLINGTON |
| Postcode district | YO15/YO16 |
| Dialling code | 01262 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
| 54°04′55″N0°11′32″W / 54.0819°N 0.1923°W /54.0819; -0.1923 | |
Bridlington (previously known asBurlington) is aseaside town andcivil parish in theEast Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is on theHolderness part (Flamborough Head to theHumber estuary) of theYorkshire Coast by theNorth Sea. The town is about 28 miles (45 km) north ofHull and 34 miles (55 km) east ofYork. The stream calledGypsey Race flows through the town and enters the North Sea at the harbour.
The Priory Church of St Mary and associated Bayle (or gate) are Grade Ilisted buildings on the site of anAugustinianPriory. As a sea-fishing port, the town is known forshellfish, and is the largest lobster port in Europe, with over 300 tonnes of the crustaceans landed there each year. It has been termed the "Lobster Capital of Europe".[3][4][5] Alongside manufacturing, retail and service firms, its main trade is summer tourism. It holds one of theUK's coastal weather stations.
Archaeological evidence shows habitation of the area around theBronze Age andRoman Britain era. The date of earliest habitation at Bridlington is unknown, but the 2.5-mile (4 km) man-madeDanes Dyke at nearbyFlamborough Head goes back to the Bronze Age.[6]
ARoman road fromYork, nowWoldgate, can be traced across the Yorkshire Wolds into the town. Roman coins have been found: two hoards in the harbour area, along with twoGreek coins from the second century BC — suggesting the port was in use long before theRoman conquest of Britain.[7]
In the fourth century AD,Count Theodosius set up signal stations on the North Yorkshire coast to warn of Saxon raids. It has been suggested that the current town was built near the site of aRoman maritime station calledGabrantovicorum.[8] In the early second-century,Ptolemy described what was possibly Bridlington Bay in hisGeography asΓαβραντουικων Ευλίμενος κόλπος: "Gabrantwikone bay suitable for a harbour". No sheltered ancient harbour has been found, coastal erosion will have destroyed traces of any Roman installation near the harbour.
Another position at Flamborough Head is also believed to have been a signal station – probably on Beacon Hill (now a gravel quarry) from whereFiley,Scarborough Castle and theWhitby promontory can be seen. Another suggestion has been a line of signal stations stretching south round Bridlington Bay. A fort at Bridlington would have made a centre of operations for these. This counterpart to the northern chain would have guarded a huge accessible anchorage from barbarian piracy.[7][9]
Near Dukes Park are twobowl barrows known as Butt Hills, designated ancient monuments in theNational Heritage List for England ofHistoric England.[10][11] Nearby are remains of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery on a farm outsideSewerby.[12][13][14] The several suggested origins all trace the name to theAnglo-Saxon custom of matching a personal name with a settlement type. Here the personal names advanced include Bretel, Bridla and Berhtel, attached to-ingtūn, an Old English term for a small farming community.[15][16] In 1072 the area was given to Gilbert de Gant, uncle of the later kingKing Stephen;[7] it was inherited by his son Walter and thereafter appears to follow the normal descent of that family.
The 1086Domesday Book contains the earliest known reference to Bridlington being record asBretlinton:[17] the settlement has since been calledBerlington,Brellington andBritlington before gaining its present name in the 19th century.[18] TheDomesday Book records thatBretlinton was the Hunthow Wapentake's meeting point (thewapentake later merged with neighbouring wapentakes to form theDickering Wapentake). The wapentake was held byEarl Morcar; it later passed toWilliam the Conqueror byforfeiture.[7] It also records the effect of theHarrying of the North: the annual value of the land had fallen from £32 in the time ofEdward the Confessor to eightshillings (£0.40) at the time of the survey, comprising twovilleins and onesocman with one and a half of acarucate, the rest being waste.[7]
Walter de Gant founded anAugustinian priory on the land in 1133, confirmed byHenry I in a charter.[19] Several succeeding kings confirmed and extended Walter de Gant's gift: King Stephen granted an additional right to have a port,King John in 1200 gave permission for a weekly market and an annual fair, andHenry VI allowed three annual fairs, on theNativity of Mary and the Deposition and Translation ofSt John of Bridlington in 1446.[7] In 1415Henry V visited the Priory to give thanks for victory at theBattle of Agincourt.[20]
After theDissolution of the Monasteries, the manor of Bridlington remained with the Crown until 1624, whenCharles I passed it to Sir John Ramsey, who had recently been created Earl of Holderness.[7] In 1633, Sir George Ramsey sold the manor to 13 inhabitants of the town, on behalf of all the manor tenants. In May 1636, a deed was drawn up empowering the 13 men asLords Feoffees or trust holders of the Manor of Bridlington.[14]
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The town began to grow in importance and size around the site of the dispersed priory.[14] In 1643 QueenHenrietta Maria of France landed there with troops to support the Royalist cause in theEnglish Civil War, before moving on toYork, which became her headquarters.[7]
| Bridlington Piers and Harbour Act 1837 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for improving the Piers and Harbour of Bridlington in the East Riding of the County of York, and for rendering the same more safe and commodious as a Harbour of Refuge. |
| Citation | 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. cx |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 July 1837 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
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The town was originally two settlements: the Old Town about one mile (1.6 km) inland and the Quay area where the modern harbour lies. TheBridlington Piers and Harbour Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. cx) enabled the wooden piers to be replaced with two stone piers to the north and south.[14] Apart from landing fish, the port was used to transport corn: the 1826 Corn Exchange can still be seen in Market Place. There used to be mills in the town for grinding it, which led to some breweries starting up locally.[21]
In theSecond World War, Bridlington suffered several air raids that caused deaths and much bomb damage. TheRoyal Air Force had training schools in the town collectively known asRAF Bridlington, with one unit, No. 1104 Marine Craft Unit, continuing until 1980.[22][23][24] Like most industry, these had petered out by the late 20th century.[citation needed]
The decline in the popularity of British seaside tourism in the 1960s reduced the number ofpleasure steamers working from the harbour. By the end of the decade, just three were operating.[25]
Bridlington is within the unitary authority of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Its three wards are Bridlington North, Bridlington South and Bridlington Old Town and Central, returning eight councillors out of 67.[26] The civil parish consists of the town of Bridlington and the villages ofBessingby andSewerby. It is run by a town council of twelve councillors, of which the three wards each return four.[27]
The Town Council coat of arms is described as:
Per Sable and Argent three Gothic Capital letters B counterchanged on a Chief embattled of the second two Barrulets wavy Azure and for the Crest Issuant from a Coronet composed of eight Roses set upon a rim of a Sun rising Gules.
with the motto:
Signum Salutis Semper
meaningAlways the bringer of good health.[28]
Bridlington lies in the large Bridlington and The Wolds parliamentary constituency that covers the mostly rural, northern part of the county, including the towns ofDriffield,Market Weighton andPocklington. Its size and shape correspond to the East Yorkshire/North Wolds District under the earlier county of Humberside.
The town has been subject to several changes in parliamentary representation. From 1290 to 1831 it was part of the largeYorkshire constituency, sending two members until 1826, when it gained an additional two. Thereafter it was part of theEast Riding of Yorkshire constituency until 1885, returning two members. Further reform reduced the boundaries again, to a single-memberBuckrose seat until 1950. From 1950 to 1997,Bridlington had its own MP, until reform extended the boundary to include more countryside, as the single-seat East Yorkshire constituency.
Bridlington was designated a municipalborough in 1899. Local government reorganisation in 1974 included it in the new county ofHumberside, which caused resentment among residents against being excluded from Yorkshire. The town became the administrative centre of a local government district, initially called the Borough ofNorth Wolds but later changed to the Borough ofEast Yorkshire. The district disappeared when the county of Humberside was abolished in the 1990s, the newEast Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority absorbing it and the neighbouring county districts, and Bridlington no longer having any formal local-government administrative status above town-council level.
Bridlington lies 19 miles (31 km) north-north-east ofBeverley, 17 miles (27 km) south-east ofScarborough, 11 miles (18 km) north-east ofDriffield and 24 miles (39 km) north ofKingston upon Hull, the principal city in the county. It is 179 miles (288 km) north ofLondon. The height above sea level ranges from the beaches to 167 feet (51 m) on Bempton Lane on the outskirts. TheGypsey Race river flows through the town, the last1⁄2 mi (800 m) being below ground from the Quay Road Car Park. The solid geology of the area is mainly from theCretaceous period, consisting ofChalk overlain by QuaternaryBoulder clay. The chalk is exposed as the land rises to the north of the town, where a cliff, probably formed in the lastinterglacial, extends inland at right angles to the present sea cliff, and forms the promontory of Flamborough Head.[29]
Bridlington is in an area said to have the highestcoastal erosion rate in Europe.[30] Southwards the coast becomes low, but northwards it is steep and very fine, where the great spur ofFlamborough Head projects eastwards. The sea front is guarded by a sea wall and a wide beach with woodengroynes to trap the sand.[30] Offshore, the Smithic Sandssandbank stretches out into the bay,[31] as an important habitat for many marine species.[30] Bridlington north and south beaches have won EU environmental quality awards over the years.[32]
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The climate is temperate with warm summers and cool, wet winters. The hottest months are from June to September, with temperatures reaching an average high of 20 °C (68 °F) and falling to 13 °C (55 °F) at night. The average daytime temperatures in winter are 8 °C (46 °F) in the day and 2 °C (36 °F) at night.[33]
| Climate data for Bridlington, 15 m asl, 1991–2020 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.7 (49.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 7.6 (45.7) | 13.1 (55.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 2.4 (36.3) | 3.4 (38.1) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.9 (44.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 55.0 (2.17) | 47.9 (1.89) | 43.6 (1.72) | 44.9 (1.77) | 41.9 (1.65) | 57.9 (2.28) | 48.7 (1.92) | 58.5 (2.30) | 50.7 (2.00) | 57.3 (2.26) | 65.6 (2.58) | 63.5 (2.50) | 635.5 (25.04) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.0 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 121.2 |
| Source:Met Office[33] | |||||||||||||
| Population[2][34][35][36][37] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Total | 3,773 | 4,422 | 5,034 | 5,637 | 6,070 | 6,846 | 6,642 | 6,840 | 10,023 | 11,281 | 16,604 | 19,705 | 24,661 | 26,023 | 28,970 | 32,163 | 33,837 | 35,369 |
The 2001 UK census showed a population 47.4 per cent male and 52.6 per cent female. The religious affiliations were 77 per cent Christian, 0.14 per cent Buddhist, 0.03 per cent Jewish, 0.196 per cent Hindu, 0.04 per cent Sikh, 0.22 per cent other, and the rest, over 22 per cent stating no religion or not declaring one. The ethnic make-up was 98.7 per cent White, 0.43 per cent Mixed, 0.08 per cent Black/Black British, 0.19 per cent Chinese/Other Ethnic and 0.49 per cent Asian/British Asian. There were 16,237 dwellings.[34]
The 2011 UK census showed that a population split of 48.2 per cent male to 51.8 per cent female. The religious breakdown was 66.2 per cent Christian, 0.2 per cent Buddhist, 0.1 per cent Muslim, 0.1 per cent Hindu, 0.1 per cent Sikh, 0.0 per cent Other, and the remaining 33.3 per cent stating no religion or not declaring one. The ethnic make-up was 98.5 per cent White British, 0.7 per cent Mixed Ethnic, 0.2 per cent Black British, 0.5 per cent Chinese/Other Ethnic and 0.6 per cent British Asian. There were 17,827 dwellings.[2]
From the early history of Bridlington, a small fishing port grew up near the coast, later known as Bridlington Quay. After the discovery of achalybeate spring, the Quay developed in the 19th century into a seaside resort.[7] Bridlington's first hotel was opened in 1805 and it soon became a popular resort with industrial workers from theWest Riding of Yorkshire. A new railway station opened on 6 October 1846 between the Quay and the historic town. The area round it was developed and the two areas of the town were combined.
Bridlington's popularity declined along with the industrial parts of the north and the rising popularity of cheap foreign holidays. Although the fishing fleet also declined, the port remains popular withsea anglers for trips along the coast or further out to localshipwrecks. Bridlington has lucrative shellfish exports to France, Spain and Italy, said to be worth several million pounds a year.[38]
The town is served by the Bridlington-based monthlyBridlington Echo newspaper, Scarborough-based weeklyBridlington Free Press and theEast Riding Mail in Hull.
Local radio stations areBBC Radio Humberside,Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire,Nation Radio East Yorkshire,Capital Yorkshire,Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire Coast,This is The Coast andBridlington Gold Radio, a community based station.[39]
Local news and television programmes are provided byBBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire andITV Yorkshire. Television signals are received from theBelmont TV transmitter.[40]
Jake Thackray's song "The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington"[41] mocks Bridlington for the ostensible small-mindedness of its inhabitants.
There are three main parks. Queen's Park is a small open area at the junction of the B1254 and Queensgate. Westgate Park is a mostly wooded area between Westgate and the A165 on the outskirts of the town. The largest open area is Duke's Park, between Queensgate and the railway line. It hosts Bridlington Sports and Community Club, a skate park and Bridlington Town Football Club. In addition, there is a Sports Centre on the outskirts, in Gypsey Road, with a general-purpose sports hall, a gymnasium and squash courts. In January 2014, Bridlington Leisure World on the Promenade, with its swimming facilities, gymnasium and indoor bowling rinks, closed for redevelopment. A temporary Olympic legacy pool was opened byJo Jackson in January 2014 at the Bridlington Sports Centre on Gypsey Road,[42] while Leisure World was rebuilt.[43] The new centre opened on 23 May 2016,[44][45] with an official opening on 1 July 2016 byRebecca Adlington,Gail Emms andDean Windass.[46]
The town has a public library in King Street. Within the triangle of Station Avenue, Station Road and Quay Road are theTown Hall, Magistrates Court and several other government buildings. On South Marine Drive there is anRNLILife Boat Station. There has been a life boat since 1805, manned wholly by volunteers.[47] It received a new Shannon-class lifeboat in 2018,[48] with some redevelopment to accommodate it.[49]
Close to the A165/A614 junction isBridlington Hospital[50] and the Ambulance Station. On the opposite side, closer to the town centre, is the fire station, established in 1960, with a mix of full-time and on-call crew.[51] There is a post office and depot not far from the level crossing in Quay Road.
David Hinde, who lived in the nearby village ofBempton and was a member of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers[52] and the Loyal Company of Town Criers,[53] was appointed in theQueen's Diamond Jubilee Year of 2012 by Bridlington Town Council. He was the firsttown crier in Bridlington since 1901. On 23 July 2013 Hinde gave a special proclamation outside Bridlington Priory, before a visit fromPrince Charles andCamilla Parker-Bowles as part of the special "Priory 900" celebrations.[54]
On 17 August 2013, at the town's Sewerby Park, Hinde's cry was recorded at 114.8decibels.[55] He appeared as theWalmington-on-Sea town crier in the 2016 filmDad's Army.[56]
Bridlington Priory, also known as the Priory Church of St Mary, is a Grade I listed building named after the Augustinian Priory on which it was built. It was once fortified; the Bayle (gate) nearby is what remains of that fortification and also a Grade I listed building.[57][58] It has a ring of eight bells (tenor c. 24 cwt, 05 t) with a long draft. It also has a large four-manual organ that boasts the widest "scaled" 32-foot reed (contra tuba) in the United Kingdom. Bridlington's war memorial is located in a triangular patch of garden at the junction of Prospect Street and Wellington Road. It was unveiled on 10 July 1921 by Captain S. H. Radcliffe, C. M. G., R. N.[59]
Bridlington Cemetery in Sewerby Road dates from the 19th century and includes 73Commonwealth War Graves.[60] The Grade II listed Gothic cemetery chapels, gatehouse and lodge were built in 1869 by the architect Alfred Smith of Nottingham.[61]
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Bridlington Spa opened in 1896, when Bridlington in its heyday was a leading entertainment resort and a nationally famous dance venue, where many well-known entertainers appeared, includingDavid Bowie andMorrissey. By 2005 the condition of the building had deteriorated to a point whereEast Riding of Yorkshire Council had to undertake a thorough refurbishment in 2006–2008. It has since begun to attract well-known names again: in 2013indie rock bands theKaiser Chiefs andKasabian, Irish bandThe Script andJoe McElderry all performed there.[62]
In 2014 blue plaques went up forHerman Darewski, composer and conductor of light music,[63] andWallace Hartley, leader of the orchestra playing as theTitanic sank.[64] Hartley had led an orchestra in the town in 1902.[64] Darewski was musical director for the town in 1924–1926 and 1933–1939.[63]
Bridlington has several notable public artworks along the seafront. 'Promenade' byBruce McLean and Mel Gooding with architects Bauman Lyon runs the length of the South Foreshore and encompasses beach huts, a metal sculpture and public showers as well as a nautical mile of text that references aspects of the locale. It was completed in 1998 and won the RIBA 'Building of the Year'.[65]
Bridlington is served bya railway station on theYorkshire Coast Line between Hull and Scarborough. It opened on 6 October 1846 between the Quay and the Old Town.[66]
East Yorkshire Motor Services has a depot,[67] running nine local and six out-of-town bus routes, including York, Scarborough, Driffield, Beverley and Hull.[68] The company operates a summerBeachcomber open-top bus service in Bridlington.Yorkshire Coastliner runs a service toFiley,Malton,York,Tadcaster andLeeds.
The town lies at the junction of two trunk roads: theA165 between Hull and Scarborough and theA614 between Bridlington and Nottingham. The A614 was extended in 1996 to include the length previously known as theA166 to York.
Fourland trains run in Bridlington: the Yorkshire Rose, Yorkshire Lass and Yorkshire Lad and the Spalight Express.[69] Two run on the North Promenade between Leisure World andSewerby Hall and Gardens linking Bridlington town centre with the summer car parks. One runs on the South Promenade linking Bridlington town centre to the park and ride and South Cliff Caravan Park.[70] In the 1970s and 1980s there were two other trains — the Burlington Bertie and Bridlington Belle.[71]
Bridlington Civil Parish has sevenprimary schools, counting Burlington Infant and Junior together. All are mixed gender, for pupils between three or four and eleven years of age.
Bay Primary School in St Alban Road had 335 pupils in 2013.[72] Burlington Infant School in Marton Road had 239.[73] Burlington Junior School, also in Marton Road, had 320 pupils.[74] Hilderthorpe Primary School in Shaftesbury Road had 328 pupils.[75] Martongate Primary School in Martongate had 424 pupils.[76] Quay Academy in Oxford Street had 390 pupils.[77] Our Lady and Saint Peter RC Primary academy, built in 1977 (formerly St Mary's R.C. Primary School) is located in George Street and had 210 pupils.[78] New Pasture Lane Primary School in Burstall Hill had 177 pupils.[79]
Bridlington School is a mixed-gender specialist Sports and Design and Technology College for 11–18-year-olds. Located in Bessingby Road on the outskirts of the town, it had a 2013 capacity of 1,244 pupils.[80] There have been manynotable past pupils.
Headlands School in Sewerby Road caters for mixed-gender eleven to 18-year-olds. It partners the town's other secondary school and had a 2013 capacity of 1,485 pupils.[81]
East Riding College provides tertiary education for students from 16. Located in St Mary's Walk, it is close to Bay Primary School. Courses cover both academic and vocational subjects.[82]
All six GP practices closed their lists to new patients in 2016 due to problems with premises and staff shortages. The town has an elderly population, which adds to demand. In May 2018 they were obliged byNHS England to reopen their lists, but there was no funding for a proposed Health and Wellbeing Centre, which was to have housed five surgeries.[83][84] In October 2022 it was announced that three of the five practices would be closed because of challenges recruiting and retaining staff. Two larger practices, Humber Primary Care and Practice Three will take over and each serve around 19,000 patients.[85]
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The mainAnglican place of worship is the Priory Church of St Mary in Church Green. Christ Church in Quay Road, next to thewar memorial, was built in 1841 byGilbert Scott. Originally achapel of ease, it became aparish church in 1871 and is now a Grade IIlisted building.[86] Emmanuel Church in Cardigan Road is a modern red-brick building, also part of theChurch of England.
The HarboursideEvangelical Church stands in a side road off Bridge Street. The Kingdom Hall ofJehovah's Witnesses is in Station Avenue. The Cornerstone Church, once known asThe Chapel Hall, is an Evangelical Church in St John's Walk.[87] There has been aBaptist church in the town since 1698, the current place of worship being on the corner of Quay Road and Portland Place.[88] On the corner of St John Street and Brett Street is theFree Presbyterian Church.[89] The independent Evangelical Church in Ferndale Terrace is called Calvary Chapel by the Sea.[90]
The strongMethodist Church presence in the town since 1770 is covered in various locations. St John's Burlington Methodist Church in St John's Street remains. The chapel in the Promenade lasted from 1852 until 1957 as part of the United Methodist Free Church. ThePrimitive Methodists established a chapel in St John Street in 1833, but moved to a nearby location in 1849. This in turn was rebuilt in 1877 and lasted until 1970. The Primitive Methodists also had a chapel known as the Central Methodist Church on the Quay in 1833. It moved to Chapel Street in 1870 and built itself larger premises there in 1878. In 1969 it joined with the Chapel Street Methodist Church, which was in existence in 1810 in what was originally Back Street. This was rebuilt in 1873 and lasted until 1999, when it became the final Methodist congregation to unite with the present church.[91]
TheRoman CatholicChurch of Our Lady and St Peter stands in Victoria Road. The Catholics had long lacked a permanent mission in the town. A previous 1886 building in Wellington Road had not provided sufficient space when a mission was eventually granted. Modern premises were built in 1893–1894 by Arthur Lowther. Thechurch hall adjacent was added in 1963. The connection to the sea is evident on the dedication to Our Lady, also known as theStar of the Sea, and to St Peter,Patron Saint of Fishermen. The convent in the High Street is associated with the church and though now run by theSisters of Mercy, was originally Dominican.[92]
The town has a semi-professionalBridlington Town A.F.C., founded in 1918, refounded in 1994, and now playing in theNorthern Counties East League Premier Division (NCEL). Its home ground is a stadium in Queensgate. The team's honours include theFA Vase in 1993, three NCEL Premier Division titles and 15East Riding Senior Cup's.[93] The town also has a junior football club, Bridlington Rangers, with teams playing in various age groups of the Hull Boys Sunday Football League. Bridlington Sports Club plays in theHumber Premier League. Bridlington Rovers F.C. formed in 1903, is the oldest club in the town & run a number of teams.
A now defunct club,Bridlington Trinity, enjoyed league success in theYorkshire League andMidland League respectively.
Bridlington Cricket Club play in theYork and District Senior League Division 1, and also run three Saturday league teams and junior teams.[94]
Bridlington Rugby Union Football Club are neighbours of Bridlington Town AFC, at Dukes Park, fielding two senior men's teams, a women's team and numerous junior sections.[95] The men's 1st XV played inYorkshire 1 for the 2019 season, after spending three years inNorth East 1.[96][97] They reached the final of theRFU Intermediate Cup atTwickenham on 4 May 2013, losing 22–30 to Brighton Blues.[98]
Bridlington Hockey Club has existed for over a century. It currently plays home matches at Bridlington Astro Centre in Bessingby Road, and also field two ladies' sides and a junior development section for girls and boys. An annual hockey festival is held, with both men's and women's tournaments. A new format added to the festival for 2014 gave chances for men and women to play together.[99]
Other sports played around Bridlington includetennis,pétanque, fencing and archery.
Bridlington hosted the firstTour de Yorkshire in2015,[100] the start of the first stage in2017 and the start of the third stage in2019.[101]
Bridlington Spa is host to the popular,British Open darts championships.[102]
Bridlington istwinned with:
The town's entrance sign shows the twin town names to motorists.
At Chygoes Island they laid out a town. "After locating the main street, they divided the land on each side into lots – the easternmost among the Yorkshire proprietors, the other among the Londoners. The town was first called Beverly, then Bridlington, and finally Burlington.
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